Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Nature Conservancy is a science-based organization focused on protecting lands and waters so people and nature can thrive together. The Land Protection Project Manager coordinates and implements land protection projects, including conservation real estate transactions, partnerships, funding efforts, and land-use planning. The role also negotiates transactions, manages project timelines and budgets, maintains records, and screens potential protection projects.
Responsibilities
- Identification, cultivation and implementation of land protection projects, including conservation real estate transactions and land and resource use planning efforts
- Ability and willingness to travel frequently and on short notice, sometimes on weekends
- Negotiate real estate transactions, which can bind TNC legally and financially
- Plan, manage and implement work on protection projects, including working on or with a multidisciplinary matrixed team
- Maintain records related to land transactions
- Financial responsibility may include working within/managing a budget to complete projects, negotiating and contracting with vendors, developing budgets and contributing to fundraising efforts
Skills
- The Land Protection Project Manager must be located in Florida with preference for candidates in the central to south Florida region
- * Ability and willingness to travel frequently and on short notice, sometimes on weekends
- * BA/BS degree in natural resources management, conservation, business, law or another related field of study and 3 years of related work experience in conservation, real estate, fundraising or other related experience
- * Experience with principles of land acquisition
- * Experience in managing multiple projects and timelines
- * Experience negotiating complex agreements
- * Experience developing partnerships (partners, community, government)
- * Experience working with computers, including database management
- This position requires a valid driver's license and compliance with **TNC's Auto Safety Program**
- * Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated
- * 3 to 5 years of related work experience in conservation, real estate, land use, fundraising or other related experience
- * Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams, strong team player who can build relationships and work collaboratively across the organization and with external partners
- * Knowledge of current trends and strategies in conservation, real estate and land protection in Florida
- * Politically savvy and experienced in partnership development (partners, community, government)
- * Experience working with landowners
- * GIS and database management skills
- * Completing tasks independently with respect to timeline(s)
Benefits
- Health care benefits
- Flexible spending accounts
- A 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match
- Parental leave
- Accrued paid time off
- Life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Employee assistance program
- Other life and work well-being benefits
- Flexible work environment
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